Chechen Warlord Releases Hilarious Propaganda Video to Inspire the Troops

Wes O'Donnell
2 min readDec 16, 2022

I’m inspired — by his impressive ability to fire a Kalashnikov straight up in the air.

Quick take-

Ramzan Kadyrov, a close Putin ally and graduate of the Kim Jong Un School of Cinematography, shared a bizarre video this week that many people have mockingly compared to North Korean propaganda — only worse.

Let’s dive in -

Forget for a moment that the music is ripped straight from a Pierce Brosnan-era James Bond film from the late-1990s…

Also, ignore the fact that Kadyrov is presumably being chased by a pack of hungry camouflaged Nissan Pathfinders.

Finally, ignore the fact that it looks like it was shot on a 1985 Sony Handycam on VHS tape that was stuck on 6x zoom. I mean, my man, you can get a BlackMagic Pocket 4K for under $1,000.

Maybe we Americans are too cynical? But if my commander released this to “inspire” us, we would rip him to shreds (figuratively).

Why he didn’t film video of himself fighting in the actual war will remain one of life’s great mysteries — along with who the 1982 Chicago Tylenol killer was and the location of Alexander The…

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Wes O'Donnell
Wes O'Donnell

Written by Wes O'Donnell

US Army & US Air Force Veteran | Global Security Writer | Intel Forecaster | Law Student | TEDx Speaker | Pro Democracy | Pro Human | Hates Authoritarians

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